People - centred city

An equitable city with climate resilient neighbourhoods.

Direction 2

Greater Sydney has incredible natural beauty and ecologically significant environments. We rely on our healthy natural environments for clean water
and air, and our green (parks and reserves) and blue (creeks, waterways and beaches) places to sustain the wellbeing of the people who live here. Healthy natural environments can better withstand and mitigate the impact of shock events such as heatwaves and flooding. However, human activities over our city’s history have degraded the land and waters of Sydney.

Urbanisation continues to encroach on our bushland. The environment of Greater Sydney is also under pressure from climate change. Since the pre-industrial period, NSW has warmed by 1.4 to 1.6°C which is 1.4 times faster than the global average16. The risk assessment identified escalating threats to Greater Sydney’s natural places and ecosystems. Current environmental and biodiversity policies and legislation in NSW are not strong enough to protect the natural environment.

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Heat is the most significant climate risk to health and wellbeing in Greater Sydney.

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Embed First Nations knowledge and practices in land management

Heatwaves

Bushfires

Flooding

Coastal hazards

Shelter

Housing Stress

Resilience challenge

Climate change is exposing more communities in Greater Sydney to extreme impacts from natural hazards including flooding, bushfires, coastal inundation and heat.

Resilience goals

Homes are designed, built and retrofitted to withstand increasing impacts from extreme weather and keep people safe.

Planning policies and plans avoid increasing the number of people and homes in areas that are or will be vulnerable to natural hazards.

Plans are in place to support communities in areas that will become too risky for people to live in.

Action pathways

1. Advocate for adaptive strategic planning and design that is based on mitigating long-term climate risks and avoids maladaptive short-term solutions.

2. Advocate to state government that highrisk areas are identified including areas where increasing hazard risks are too great to build new homes.

3. Advocate for regional data and consistent planning and mitigation responses to manage risks from flooding and sea level rise across council boundaries.

4. Advocate for building codes that respond to the risks from a changing climate.

5. Collaborate on adaptation plans for high-risk neighbourhoods including mitigation infrastructure, managed relocations, hazard-specific building codes and standards, and building modifications.

6. Plan and design buildings that consider the changing risks for that place across the lifespan of the building.

7. Advocate for the publication of insurance risk information.

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Embed First Nations knowledge and practices in land management

Heatwaves

Bushfires

Flooding

Coastal hazards

Shelter

Housing Stress

Resilience challenge

Climate change is exposing more communities in Greater Sydney to extreme impacts from natural hazards including flooding, bushfires, coastal inundation and heat.

Resilience goals

Homes are designed, built and retrofitted to withstand increasing impacts from extreme weather and keep people safe.

Planning policies and plans avoid increasing the number of people and homes in areas that are or will be vulnerable to natural hazards.

Plans are in place to support communities in areas that will become too risky for people to live in.

Action pathways

1. Advocate for adaptive strategic planning and design that is based on mitigating long-term climate risks and avoids maladaptive short-term solutions.

2. Advocate to state government that highrisk areas are identified including areas where increasing hazard risks are too great to build new homes.

3. Advocate for regional data and consistent planning and mitigation responses to manage risks from flooding and sea level rise across council boundaries.

4. Advocate for building codes that respond to the risks from a changing climate.

5. Collaborate on adaptation plans for high-risk neighbourhoods including mitigation infrastructure, managed relocations, hazard-specific building codes and standards, and building modifications.

6. Plan and design buildings that consider the changing risks for that place across the lifespan of the building.

7. Advocate for the publication of insurance risk information.

CASE STUDY

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Embed First Nations knowledge and practices in land management

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Action pathways

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Resilience goals

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